经典谚语:知识与智慧-T
Take a pain for a pleasure all wise men can.
［译］智者能视苦为乐。
The ass waggeth his ears.
［注解］waggeth = wags.
［译］驴子摇耳朵，傻瓜装聪明。
The devil knows many things because he is old.
［译］老马识途。
The eye is blind if the mind is absent.
［译］心不专则眼不明。
The fool talks, and the wise man thinks.
［译］蠢人嘴巴讲，聪明人用心想。
The German's wit is in his fingers.
［译］德国人的智慧体现在手指上。
The greatest clerks are not the wisest men.
［注解］出自拉丁语。clerk职员，办事员。在此句中意为scholar，学者。
［译］最伟大的学者不一定都是最精明的人；学问最多未必智慧也最多。
The less wit a man has, the less he knows that he wants it.
［译］头脑越无知，越不懂得自己缺少才智。
The love of money and the love of learning rarely meet.
［译］勤学与贪财，两者合不来；贪财不爱学，勤学不贪财。
The lowly are most intelligent; the elite are most ignorant.
［注解］lowly作形容词，前面加the指卑贱、低下的人。the elite 高贵者。
［译］卑贱者最聪明，高贵者最愚蠢。
The more a man learns, the more he sees his ignorance.
［注解］出自中国《礼记》。
［译］学然后知不足。
The pen is mightier than the sword.
［注解］指文字要比武力具有更大的威力。
［译］笔比剑更锋利；文能胜武。
The readers need never know lonely hours so long as they have books around them, and the better the books the more delightful the company.
［译］只要手头有书，读书人就从来不知寂寞。书越好，读来越是津津有味。
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.
［注解］语出《圣经·箴言》第14章第8节。prudent谨慎的，深谋远虑的。deceit欺诈。
［译］通达人的智慧，在乎明白己道；愚昧人的愚妄，乃是诡诈。
The wise get all the knowledge they can, but when fools speak, trouble is not far off.
［注解］语出《圣经·箴言》第10章第14节。
［译］智慧人积存知识，愚妄人的口速致败坏。
The wise head doth not all that the foolish mouth speaks.
［译］巧手不按蠢嘴说的办。
The wise man draws more advantage from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
［译］智者从敌人身上得到的利益比愚者向朋友学到的要多。
The wise man is always a good listener.
［译］智者善听人言。
The wise man knows he knows nothing, the fool thinks he knows all.
［译］清者自清，浊者自浊。
The wise man must carry the fool on his shoulders.
［译］聪明人必须把傻子扛在肩上；蠢人是智者的负担。
The wiser head gives in.
［译］聪明人懂得退让。
There is no royal road to learning.
［注解］the royal road指国王经过的路——御道总是修得特别平坦好走，畅通无阻。所以a royal road to anything意为做成某事的皇家大道，指不费劲又无阻力的道路；而知识必须靠苦学才能获得，并无一蹴而就的捷径或坦途可走。
［译］书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。
Through wisdom is a house built, and by understanding it is established.
［注解］语出《圣经·箴言》第24章第3节。
［译］房屋因智慧建造，又因聪明立稳。
To a wise man one word is enough.(or A word is enough to the wise.)
［注解］出自拉丁语。
［译］智者一言已足；明理人不用细说。
To listen is to learn, and to understand is to inspire.
［译］聆听就是学习，理解就能激发灵感。
Too much knowledge makes the head bald.
［译］学问太多催人老。
True wisdom is know what is best worth knowing, and to do what is best worth doing.
［译］真正的智慧是知道最值得知道的事情和做最值得做的事情。
Two heads are better than one.
［注解］指集思广益。
［译］三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮。
［译］智者能视苦为乐。
The ass waggeth his ears.
［注解］waggeth = wags.
［译］驴子摇耳朵，傻瓜装聪明。
The devil knows many things because he is old.
［译］老马识途。
The eye is blind if the mind is absent.
［译］心不专则眼不明。
The fool talks, and the wise man thinks.
［译］蠢人嘴巴讲，聪明人用心想。
The German's wit is in his fingers.
［译］德国人的智慧体现在手指上。
The greatest clerks are not the wisest men.
［注解］出自拉丁语。clerk职员，办事员。在此句中意为scholar，学者。
［译］最伟大的学者不一定都是最精明的人；学问最多未必智慧也最多。
The less wit a man has, the less he knows that he wants it.
［译］头脑越无知，越不懂得自己缺少才智。
The love of money and the love of learning rarely meet.
［译］勤学与贪财，两者合不来；贪财不爱学，勤学不贪财。
The lowly are most intelligent; the elite are most ignorant.
［注解］lowly作形容词，前面加the指卑贱、低下的人。the elite 高贵者。
［译］卑贱者最聪明，高贵者最愚蠢。
The more a man learns, the more he sees his ignorance.
［注解］出自中国《礼记》。
［译］学然后知不足。
The pen is mightier than the sword.
［注解］指文字要比武力具有更大的威力。
［译］笔比剑更锋利；文能胜武。
The readers need never know lonely hours so long as they have books around them, and the better the books the more delightful the company.
［译］只要手头有书，读书人就从来不知寂寞。书越好，读来越是津津有味。
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.
［注解］语出《圣经·箴言》第14章第8节。prudent谨慎的，深谋远虑的。deceit欺诈。
［译］通达人的智慧，在乎明白己道；愚昧人的愚妄，乃是诡诈。
The wise get all the knowledge they can, but when fools speak, trouble is not far off.
［注解］语出《圣经·箴言》第10章第14节。
［译］智慧人积存知识，愚妄人的口速致败坏。
The wise head doth not all that the foolish mouth speaks.
［译］巧手不按蠢嘴说的办。
The wise man draws more advantage from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
［译］智者从敌人身上得到的利益比愚者向朋友学到的要多。
The wise man is always a good listener.
［译］智者善听人言。
The wise man knows he knows nothing, the fool thinks he knows all.
［译］清者自清，浊者自浊。
The wise man must carry the fool on his shoulders.
［译］聪明人必须把傻子扛在肩上；蠢人是智者的负担。
The wiser head gives in.
［译］聪明人懂得退让。
There is no royal road to learning.
［注解］the royal road指国王经过的路——御道总是修得特别平坦好走，畅通无阻。所以a royal road to anything意为做成某事的皇家大道，指不费劲又无阻力的道路；而知识必须靠苦学才能获得，并无一蹴而就的捷径或坦途可走。
［译］书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。
Through wisdom is a house built, and by understanding it is established.
［注解］语出《圣经·箴言》第24章第3节。
［译］房屋因智慧建造，又因聪明立稳。
To a wise man one word is enough.(or A word is enough to the wise.)
［注解］出自拉丁语。
［译］智者一言已足；明理人不用细说。
To listen is to learn, and to understand is to inspire.
［译］聆听就是学习，理解就能激发灵感。
Too much knowledge makes the head bald.
［译］学问太多催人老。
True wisdom is know what is best worth knowing, and to do what is best worth doing.
［译］真正的智慧是知道最值得知道的事情和做最值得做的事情。
Two heads are better than one.
［注解］指集思广益。
［译］三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮。
